1956 Packard Patrician 4 door V8... 378?
Summary:
Excellent and sad
Faults:
Load leveling needed refurbishing.
General Comments:
Loved it. Bought in West Palm Beach. In 1969 I had driven the car to her Osterville, Cape Cod summer home. She gave me the car Xmas 1970. She had purchased a 1970 Lincoln Cont... It didn't have suicide doors that scared her like cars from her youth. Mrs Dupont was 80 in 1970. She was chauffeured all the time.
I drove the Patrician from Florida to Cape Cod a couple of times. Had to use leaded high test. It did not have A/C.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 12th February, 2015
14th Feb 2015, 01:02
What's the "sad" part?
No A/C in FL?
15th Feb 2015, 01:54
We are talking about a 1956 car here. Back in those times, very few cars had A/C.
16th Jan 2024, 18:15
Sad that people rarely talk about cars this fondly anymore.
21st Jan 2024, 00:00
The car is sad because no one talks about cars this fondly any more? Apart from "loved it", there is nothing in this review to indicate any particular fondness.
13th Feb 2015, 13:48
That car has a 374 CID V8 with a 4 bbl carb & dual exhausts. 290 HP.